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Well, we're gonna have a serious go at discerning the difference. Day One
of my new diet is complete -- lots of fruit and vegetables, very little salt, no red meat. I feel positively *burp* fruity... Nothing wrong with red meat as a protein source - just cut off the visable fat. Fish / Chicken still rate slightly better though. Good luck with it - let us know how you get on. Just one thing to keep in mind - your body will always take the path of least resistance when it comes to carbs (ie sugar) - it's no good eating lots of meat / veges / fruit etc, then (for example) washing it down with a Coke (or devouring a Moro bar if your peckish). If you're doing it right you'll probably get a headache later in the day for a couple of days as your body adjusts to the lower sugar levels - you often lose around 10 pounds in the first week too, although around 80% of this is water (1 part glycogon stored in the liver binds with around 4 parts water - so as the glycogon is used up first the water "passes through" - and the weight comes off - insulin levels drop - BP drops - less free radicles - less sleep needed - more consistant energy - no indigestion - and less farting! |
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Well, we're gonna have a serious go at discerning the difference. Day
One of my new diet is complete -- lots of fruit and vegetables, very little salt, no red meat. I feel positively *burp* fruity... Good luck with it - let us know how you get on. Well, I'm right at 184 pounds today, down from 192 (197 with clothes on at the doctor's office). I'm never hungry, because I'm absolutely stuffed with apples, pears and bananas. Fruit, coffee, a vitamin C, and a multi-vitamin are what I subsist on for breakfast and lunch. I then allow myself a "normal" dinner, although I've tried to stick with salad bars and chicken. The fresh lake perch Mary brought back from Wisconsin the other day was a terrible, wonderful exception. ($23 a POUND that stuff is now -- and it used to be considered a "cheap" meal, when I was a kid!) With sand-dollar potatoes, and hush puppies. Mmmmmmm, grease... ;-) One thing I've noticed -- I can't run as far without stopping. I can't run a mile without walking, so I suppose my body is just not used to the lower caloric intake yet. I hope it adapts soon -- it was positively embarrassing at CAP the other night, when I ran a mile almost a full minute slower than I did just two months ago! Dunno. It's a neat way to diet, though, cuz (a) I'm never hungry, and (b) I get a normal dinner, so I don't feel deprived. I'll let you know if the BP improves as the fat melts away! -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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I admire the effort - but to be honest, I think your planning sounds a
little "hit and miss" at the moment. What lowers blood sugar levels - which inturn lowers insulin levels - which in turn reverses the "sugar to fat" storage process and lowers BP is low-glycemic-index food. Aim for foods with a glycemic index of less than 50 (apples = good; bananas = bad; off memory pears = bad too). Coffee has the same simulant effect as sugar, so the more you drink of it, the more you're working against your other efforts. Most people don't realise how little effect green vegies and lean meat has on metabolism - you could eat 2 chicken breasts and 5 cups of vegies 3 times a day and still lose weight (and gain the other benefits). If you're lacking energy then you're body is still trying to run on stores of "easy fuel" - you first need to deplete the liver stores of excess glycogon (which is what's happeneing - weight is dropping off (it's just water)) - but your body hasn't adapted to processing the low-density carbs yet (takes about 3 days) - what speeds up the process is being particularly careful to stay away from "bad carbs" during this time |
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On Sun, 3 Apr 2005 00:45:39 +1200, "Cockpit Colin"
wrote: you often lose around 10 pounds in the first week too, And then, without change in your diet, and after a month or six months of stable weight, you begin to gain a pound a month until you weigh slightly more than you did at the beginning. The body is a very efficient mechanism for warding off starvation, which it sees lurking arund every corner. -- all the best, Dan Ford email (put Cubdriver in subject line) Warbird's Forum: www.warbirdforum.com Piper Cub Forum: www.pipercubforum.com the blog: www.danford.net |
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Cockpit Colin wrote:
Coffee has the same simulant effect as sugar, .... Coffee, or caffeine? George Patterson Whosoever bloweth not his own horn, the same shall remain unblown. |
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